Wrongful Death
REPRESENTATIVE CASES
- Plaintiff crossed a busy street to join his family at a birthday celebration. Defendant pulled out of a commercial driveway, turned left, failed to see plaintiff walking in the middle of the street and struck him. Plaintiff suffered a traumatic brain injury before dying. Plaintiff’s survivors sued the driver for negligence. Defendant countered that plaintiff was not in the crosswalk and was not visible due to wearing dark clothing.